Artist

Olaf Skoogfors

born Bredsjo, Sweden 1930-died Mount Airy, PA 1975
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Also known as
  • Gustav Olaf Jansson
  • Gustav Olaf Johnson
  • Olaf Gustav Skoogfors
Born
Bredsjo, Sweden
Died
Mount Airy, Pennsylvania, United States
Biography

Olaf Skoogfors was influenced by his father’s career in engineering and was a self-proclaimed “constructivist by inclination.” He enjoyed building his compositions directly in metal, producing light-reflecting assemblages in gold-plated silver. He drew imagery from nature and from Scandinavian, Benin, pre-Columbian, Celtic, and Viking traditions.